{"value":{"id":1702318,"askingMemberId":4719,"askingMember":null,"house":"Lords","memberHasInterest":false,"dateTabled":"2024-04-18T00:00:00","dateForAnswer":"2024-05-02T00:00:00","uin":"HL3929","questionText":"To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the volume of cotton garments imported into the UK that are linked to environmental destruction in the Amazonian Cerrado.","answeringBodyId":214,"answeringBodyName":"Department for Business and Trade","isWithdrawn":false,"isNamedDay":false,"groupedQuestions":[],"answerIsHolding":false,"answerIsCorrection":false,"answeringMemberId":4949,"answeringMember":null,"correctingMemberId":null,"correctingMember":null,"dateAnswered":"2024-05-02T00:00:00","answerText":"<p>In 2023, only 0.01% of UK imports of clothing, at least some of which are made from cotton, came from Brazil.</p><p>The Government is concerned about environmental destruction in the Amazon, and the Government monitors trends of forest loss across the region, including Brazil. In May 2023, the Government published a joint declaration with Brazil on Green and Inclusive Growth. The Partnership will drive strengthened cooperation and dialogue, including on forests and agriculture.</p>","originalAnswerText":"","comparableAnswerText":"","dateAnswerCorrected":null,"dateHoldingAnswer":null,"attachmentCount":0,"heading":"Cotton: Imports","attachments":[],"groupedQuestionsDates":[]},"links":[{"rel":"self","href":"/Questions/1702318","method":"GET"}]}